Long Akah
title: "Long Akah" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["telang-usan-district", "villages-in-sarawak"] topic_path: "general/telang-usan-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Akah" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Long Akah |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | Borneo |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Malaysia |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Sarawak |
| subdivision_type2 | Administrative Division |
| subdivision_name2 | Marudi |
| elevation_m | 281 |
| :: |
| name = Long Akah | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_shield = | image_map = | coordinates = | pushpin_map = Borneo | pushpin_label_position = right | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Malaysia | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Sarawak | subdivision_type2 = Administrative Division | subdivision_name2 = Marudi | elevation_m = 281 Long Akah (also known as Long Aka) is an old settlement in the interior of the Telang Usan district of Sarawak, Malaysia, on the upper reaches of the Baram river. It lies approximately 531 km east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
The village is an old Chinese trading post, about ten minutes downstream by boat from Long San.
It is the site of an old Fort built in 1929 as an administrative centre in Charles Vyner Brooke’s era. The structural timber in the two-storey fort is the very hard Ironwood (local name Kayu Belian) and it has undergone some refurbishment, including replacing the timber roof tiles with zinc roofing.
Neighbouring settlements include:
- Long San 1.9 km south
- Long Tap 5.9 km east
- Long Selatong 10 km south
- Long Tebangan 10.8 km northeast
- Long Apu 20.7 km south
- Long Seniai 23.7 km northeast
- Long Julan 24.2 km south
- Long Daloh 28.1 km north
- Long Anap 28.1 km south
- Long Palai 30.2 km south
Transportation
Long Akah Airport is a STOL airfield, providing access to this remote village from Miri and Marudi.
References
References
- M. Mohizah, S. Julia and W. K. Soh. (2006). "A Sarawak Gazetteer". Sarawak Forestry Department Malaysia and Forest Research Institute Malaysia.
- (2010-08-09). "Long Akah, Malaysia". Geonames.
- "On Sarawak river boats to Long Akah".
- (2010-03-27). "DCA Sarawak - STOL Aerodrome". Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia.
- Ar. Mike Boon. (2010-04-28). "Kuching– Old World Charm, Leading To A Heritage City In The Making". Sarawak Heritage Society.
- (2008-06-27). "Reflections from Sarawak's Rivers". United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Malaysia.
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